Photos: World's tiniest houses

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HOME: ONE+ minihouse. SIZE: 121 sq. ft. WHERE: Sweden. Conceptualized by Danish architect Lars Frank Nielsen, this teensy house is being mass produced by Swedish firm Add a Room. The ONE+ is part of a modular design that can be expanded by simply adding another unit.

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The ONE+ minihouse is built by Scandinavian carpenters and delivered in one piece ready to use.addaroom.eu
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HOUSE: XS-House SIZE: 7 ft. by 10 ft. WHERE: Anywhere you want to be. In case you're wondering, the "XS" stands for extra small and excessively efficient. It is very light, and easy to tow, and great for one person (couples and families need not apply). Tumbleweed founder, Jay Shafer, built his own XS-House and lived in it for 1 year before selling it.tumbleweedhouses.com
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HOUSE: weeHouse by Alchemy Architects. SIZE: 336 sq. ft. WHERE: Minnesota. This pre-fab house is the home of a violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra—she and her family "enjoy off-grid living." It is clad in cementitious siding and features Ikea cabinetry within. It was built for $60K and crane-lifted on-site.Alchemy Architects
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HOUSE: Blob by dmvA Architecten. SIZE: 215 sq. ft. WHERE:Antwerp, Belgium.
A contractor hand-crafted the ovoid shape of this guesthouse out of polyester. The nose of the blob and a side door can be opened to create an airy pavilion.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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A gridlike storage system lines the interior, which also has compartments for lounging and sleeping.
This house is featured in Nano House, a book by Phyllis Richardson.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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HOME: Vickie SIZE: 240 sq. ft. WHERE: Texas. This little cottage features all the charm and detailing of a full-sized Victorian, including a front portch. Inside is just one large open room plus a kitchenette and a small full bath space. Vickie can be moved by trailer across the country.tinytexashouses.com
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HOME: Popomo. SIZE: 171 sq. ft. WHERE: Love the post-apocalyptic look? This rusted box by Tumbleweed is for you. Big enough to fit a bedroom, a living room, kitchen and bathroom, it is also narrow enough to fit on a trailer so you can easily transport it to your ideal location.tumbleweedhouses.com
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The steep incline is in part a response to the client’s request for a movie theater with raked seating. The lower level is connected to the upper by bright-green ramps, which provide more floor space than traditional stairs. The floors are covered in an anti-skid material common in sports facilities.
This house is featured in Nano House, a book by Phyllis Richardson.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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Designed for hot Madrid summers, the designers created shaded outdoor space by raising three legs of the building off the ground. The legs contain services, equipment, and water.
This house is featured in Nano House, a book by Phyllis Richardson.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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The house gets as much solar energy and provides as much living space in a compact, thermally efficient, and low-cost structure.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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HOUSE: Lumenhaus, Virginia Tech University. SIZE: 667 sq. ft. WHERE: Solar Decathlon Europe 2010, Spain. "This unit adapts to changing weather conditions with high-grade insulation, solar panels, and a centrally controlled energy system. A series of sliding doors was inspired by the mushrabiyah found on traditional Arab houses. The stainless-steel screens feature a sophisticated pattern of disk-shaped cutouts; The rotation of each of the 9,000 disks was determined by Grasshopper software, which was used to calculate the angle of the sun and the degree of visibility in different areas of the house. The higher the disk placement, the more light is let in."Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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HOUSE: Roll-It by Institut fur Entwerfen und Bautechnik University of Karlsruhe, Germany
This is the ultimate mobile home: its barrel shape allows it to be easily transported and its interior rotates like a round Rubik’s cube. Inside, it features three rings with a sleeping/living area at one end, a kitchen and bathroom hub at the other end, and in between is a “corridor” that the user can turn by walking up its slope like a hamster wheel.
SIZE: 6 ft., 6 inch x 10 ft.
WHERE: GermanyCourtesy Thames and Hudson
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The middle wheel functions as a dial to rotate either of the outer rings into the desired position.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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HOUSE: House Arc Joseph Bellomo Architects. SIZE:753 sq. ft. WHERE:Hawaii. California architect Joseph Bellomo partnered with cycling enthusiast Jeff Selzer to design a bike-storage unit that could be placed in parking lots, parks, and city centers. Bike Arc, a structure made of curved steel ribs and covered in semi-opaque polycarbonate, was the result. Bellomo adapted the model for housing and added cedar cladding and sliding glass doors. The house can include two modules--one with a kitchen and living area, the other with sleeping quarters--that are joined by a breezeway. The Arc could be used as a prefab housing solution for people who have been displaced by natural catastrophes, says the architect.Courtesy Thames and Hudson
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